Maya Angelou Long Poems
- 1. Million Man March Poem
The night has been long,
The wound has been deep,
The pit has been dark,
And the walls have been steep.
... - 2. On The Pulse Of Morning
A Rock, A River, A Tree
Hosts to species long since departed,
Mark the mastodon.
The dinosaur, who left dry tokens
... - 3. When You Come
When you come to me, unbidden,
Beckoning me
To long-ago rooms,
Where memories lie.
... - 4. Kin
FOR BAILEY
We were entwined in red rings
Of blood and loneliness before
... - 5. Pickin Em Up And Layin Em Down
There's a long-legged girl
in San Francisco
by the Golden Gate.
She said she'd give me all I wanted
... - 6. In All Ways A Woman
In my young years I took pride in the fact that luck was called a lady. In fact, there were so few public acknowledgments of the female presence that I felt personally honored whenever nature and large ships were referred to as feminine. But as I matured, I began to resent being considered a sister to a changeling as fickle as luck, as aloof as an ocean, and as frivolous as nature. The phrase 'A woman always has the right to change her mind' played so aptly into the negative image of the female that I made myself a victim to an unwavering decision. Even if I made an inane and stupid choice, I stuck by it rather than 'be like a woman and change my mind.'
Being a woman is hard work. Not without joy and even ecstasy, but still relentless, unending work. Becoming an old female may require only being born with certain genitalia, inheriting long-living genes and the fortune not to be run over by an out-of-control truck, but to become and remain a woman command the existence and employment of genius.
... - 7. The Traveller
Byways and bygone
And lone nights long
Sun rays and sea waves
And star and stone
... - 8. These Yet To Be United States
Tremors of your network
cause kings to disappear.
Your open mouth in anger
makes nations bow in fear.
... - 9. The Rock Cries Out To Us Today
A Rock, A River, A Tree
Hosts to species long since departed,
Mark the mastodon.
The dinosaur, who left dry tokens
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Zeb Nicklin: Birds have wings suppressed so sings
depressed and leans on Bill Withers & Sam Cooke ilk
that A change gonna come before too long
same old song rhythm & blues diff day same issues
Let it be open the door aint no words of wisdom
you lining u the prisons
Listen to Bob & see Stevie innervisions!
